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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-27
LOCAL NOTES.

Judge A. l. Holiday Of the Chancery
Court, is confined TO bed by illness.
Yesterday was one Of the warmest
and dullest days that has been experienced
in Richmond this season.
Thomas II Iulcher was the fortunate
winner Of the gold watch rafiled at Cum.
Minis last night
The James River Episcopal Conyo.
cation has adjourned The session was
q very interesting one.
The Hollywood sewer nuisance is TO
be abated Also, sewer on Lombardy
and Clay streets. between Twenty fourth
and Twenty nth, is 90 be constructed.
Miss Ray Rich Of this city was united
in marriage 60 Mr j. Logan OF Piiisburg,
Pa. On Thursday November oath The
happy couple took the Northern train at
G2O pm. for their future home, Pitts
burg Pa
AT all three Of the station houses there
were number Of arrests of drunken
people. who were given "a bed IN one OF
ihc other of the cells in the station
houses
The Stuart Monument Association. Dr.
j. G. Cabell. president. and Captain Il. T..
Frayser secretary. will hold a meeting al
- O'clock on Thursday next 40 the COY
ernor's office 90 take action J." regard TO
placing a monument at Yellow Tavern,
The spot where Stuart fell.
Nat New )col0redl was arrested last
night by Sergeant Tomlinson on the
charge Of stealing four chickens from a
Mr Jones Justice Richardson will dis
pose the chickens tomorrow morning
Sergeant Tomlinson has been detailed to
take care of the chickens.
The remains OF Mrs Kate Ellyson
Bcssett. daughter OF the laie Moses Ely
son Of this city. reached here Yesterday
and her funeral will take place to-day.
Bishop Keane will oficiaie Her death
occurred I'M Baltimore on Thursday night
last
The Legislative committee appointed
20 investigate the charges against Captain
Foster of the steamer Chesapeake con
cluded their labors yesterday, and the
report will be submitted next week.
Captain Foster is in IL completely exon.
Grated.
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10 is almost useless 10 announce thst
Thatcher. Primrose 81 Vests Ministries
open for two nights al the Theatre Tues
dav evening If this information were
posted i'm only one place In town every
body would be ON hand To give the Olios
= big reception This winter, this best
ofall companys, brings new feature
original with them that of making only
the end men "back up and having every
body in the "frst-psrt" dressed IN cos
tunes of the French Directory Of 1898.
The whole performance is said to be
simply immense, and the troupe will no
doubt DO large business.
At the Academy Tuesday night the
Two Old Cronies play return date, and as
their performances last week were much
enjoyed they will no doubt have a fine
house.
The remainder OF the week. including
Thursday matinee, will be filled in by tue
Gray and Stevens Combination, which
will present a series Of popular and at
tractivc plays
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bismarck Mad

PE-TH November 26-The Poster Ll0yd
SAYS that the interview between Prince
Bismarck and the Gar partook rather Of
"a dramatic nature. that Bismarck was
scarcely able % retain his passion It
states that the Gar assured the German
Chancellor that he desired peace and had
no intention Of making an attack upon
Germany neither would he take part in
any coalition against her Bismarck de-
clarcd that whosoeyer wished for peace
must not attack Germanys allies, and
presented the c0Us taderis most clearly
10 the Gar. who admitted that Bismarck's
views were not new 20 him The Gar
added that his declaration regarding
Germany applied equally to Austria
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a HAD RUSSIAN.
He Scratches Himself and rind. r.r,

Tie Scratches Himself and ftnds a Tsvtsr
CHICAGO November ga special dis
atch f. ON Reokuk, Iowa, says Harris
Fuchs, a Russian prisoner in jail h re,
arrested for having ATTEMPTED an assault
upon a bridge gate keeper, 10 whom he
refused 20 pay toll. became violently in
sane in his cell last night He raved
and shouted imprecatious upon the heads
Of his supposed prosecutors He threat
ened the most horrible vengeance upon
those who had caused his arrest and inn
prisonment As he was locfei secure in
a cell the officers at first paid bur little
attention 20 min, but the mans rayiug
continuing and growing in noise and
vi0len e., 10 was thought best t0 adopt
measures 20 restrain him When the
officers went to the cell door a horrible
sight met their gaze The man in The
mad delirium was attempting 90 dov0ur
himself Hei.was biting yiciously 40 his
arms and hands, and with every snap Of
his sharp teeth tearing away the flesh in
strips, leaving them raw and bloody.
None of those present desired tO 20
within reach Of the maniac. Ropes were
obtained and with consider hle difficulty
the fellow was lassOed and then securely
bound and placed in position 20 Doe un-
able TO inflict further injury upon him.
self. Fuchs continued violent even after
he was bound, and it was necessary for
the physicians TO place him under the in.
nuence Of opiates before they could quiet
him sufficiently to give his wounds the
necessary attention.
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A. IDIOTS HORRIBLE WORK

Excited by Seeing Animals Butchered.
CHICAGO. November pa Brming
ham ala special SAYS Information
reached here last night of q fearful trag-
edy near Perid2, on the Louisville and
Nashville Railway A half-wtted boy
named Charley Baker had witnessed the
killing of the family meat Having been
gone from the house some time one
morning with his brother and sister,
aged respectively four and six, be came
back alone. his clothes covered with
blood, and told his mother he had killed
them. showing sharp butcherknife
with which he said be had done the
work Following him To- a spot in the
woods near the slaughterpen. the moth
er found hcF younger son and daughter
stretched on the ground in pool Of
blood. both with their throsts cut The
girl was dead and the boy barely alive.
While the family were attending them
Charley disappeared again, and search
being made for him shortly afterward, he
was found few steps from The same
spot dead, with his jugular vein Sc
yered evidently by his own hand. The
wounded boy is mending slowly.
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BOWLEs Died az the residence Of her
husband. ii3 rhirreth street, November .6,
ss7 at Jam.. saiiie l.. B0wles, In the Jith
year Ol her axe.
DIXON. Died. ON Friday, November 18th,
Mrs. Mary DIXON, 10 the 18Th year Of her
age.
FRANKLIN - Died. at l0.l5 p ~ November
a. 1857. an the residence OF his brother n law,
A. p. Grlhn. so. iv2, East byrd street,
Charles B frdnklin aged thirty nye years.
HARRIS Died. November II, 1851 At
O'Clock d. I'M. az the residence Of her nephew,
William n. Lowry, Miss Catherine H. Hsrris'
Ia the sixty sixth year ~ her age.
DOLAN.-Died. suddenly. Saturday, Noyem-
Der 10Th. AZ b am. az the residence OF her hus-
band. Michael DOlan, 1O6 Church street Mar
garef DOan, in the nifty seventh year oi her
age,
MARTIN. Died. at the resii nee Of her
husband Frederick Martin, No. 2l3 East
Leigh street, Saturday morning, NOyemD"r
=. 1857. Therest Martin, ageI thirty three
years, five months and ,il day.
The funeral OF Mrs Linda Archer, wife of
Nj Samuel Archer. took place az bis re-llence
on Perry street. Manchester, yesterday alter
noon at o'clock.
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Last summer Daniel Hill was wanted
in the Police Court on two charges.
Two warrants had been issued against
him, one charging him with disorderly
conduct I'M the Second market. and throw
ing watermelon rinds al sundY persons.
and ihe other charging him with striking
Eliza Dandridge on the public street
After the warrants had been issued
Daniel Hill disappeared and remained
away for several months Tie returned
TO town yesterday, forgetting That the
arm ~ the law is very long, and reaches
out 20 far distances. lie had NOT been in
the market many minutes before Sergeant
Alex. NJ. Tomliuson laid his hands on
him and escorted him to the station
house, where the TWO warrants were
served on him He will be before Justice
Richardson tomorrow morning
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THE LATE ELECTION.
srrrrtQ MORROW or THE RE-.
rrRyIyG BOARD or THE STATE.

Vote g. be Then Csnsas'od and the
s.,ait Omcialy Announced Two -"
, Returns from Nansemond Ih'
,,are. Received by Secretary tl"urn"y.
r,narrow the state Returning Board
~.rf at thc Capitol to canvass The
'..l lhc late election and officially
fHe result Thi. viii simply De "a
.rocecdiuc however, as The re-
..c already all been received at
...r.. Of Che Secretary of the Com
m1 ihc names of each candi.
-.rI fhc votes be- received, together
U. Mucr.rg votes, have heen com
They now merely await the size
..r... ihe gentlemen comprising The
- a0oare thc Governor The Score
-.l Commonwealth, the First and
lal.iors. and the Treasurer
~r f0IF 1885, COUNTIES AND CITIES.
..oouing is The vote hy counties
.l... as shown from the figure now
fr .Hcc Of the Secretary Of Sivie
..I.. |..UruUV
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CHICAGO, Nov. 2G.-Geneml Worthy
Foreman Richard GriHths, who stands
next to Mr.. POwderly in the knights Of
Labor, and would become chi officer il
the General Master Workman should re-
sign. being asked to-day about Mr. Pow
dehy's letter declaring his intention 20
retire. said be believed The Ge .eral Mas
ter Workman had fully and finally made
up bis mind 10 retire and be looked for
ward TO his resignation with grave ap-
prehcnsiOn.
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Ellis Robinson lcOlOredl. an old Of
fender. who is always getting into irou-
Bile with women, was before The Police
Court ON the charge of assaulting, beat
ing and kicking Salie Robinson lie
was fined $40 and costs and required 20
furnish security in the sum of 5000 for
twelve months He failed both 90 pay
the fine and furnish the security and
went 90 Jail in default
Sissey Heath lcolored). charged with
uespassing ON The premises OF oalhe
Gaines and creating disturbance tO the
annoyance of the neighb0rho0d, was dis
charged on payment of costs amounting
to S11O
Margaret Morris Ocoloredl, disordcrly
and iniuring the property of Michael
Byron Pay costs.
Julia johnson lcolored) was charged
with trespassing ON the premises of Geo.
W0odail and using improper language 20
him The case WAS continued until to-
morrow
Min. Allison, who keeps a bar
room On Main street opposite the st.
Charles Hotel. and Mrs Bridget MahOney
who keeps a bar-TOom on Nenable street,
corner Eighteenth, were both before the
Police Court charged with selling liquor
to Rosscr Coleman and Lester McGruder
two w white youths under the age Of twenty.
one
The two youths testified 90 buying and
drinking The liquor at each place. Mr.. Al
lison and Mrs Mahoncy but claimed that
they bad authority from the parents oI
guardians of he TWO youths TO sell them
liquor The case was continued until
next Tuesday SD that additional witnesses
might be summoned.
vs. T. Carmichael was fined $40 for
using ci y water without having first
paid f0rit
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nenricn Cnnnfr Items-

There was little Of interest al HenricO
County Courthouse yesterday.
Jerk Naddill was busy paying out
warrants 10 "a large number Of people
aho called for them. These warrants
were authorized by The Board of Super
visors at iis meeting Saturday, 18Th in-
stant
The Singer Sewing Machine Company
last week instituted suit against a number
of negro women In the county yabout sew
ing machines. The company hired them
machines. they TO pay so much hire per
month until the amount reached the
value Of the machine, then IL became the
property Of the person hiring IL. Some
of these negro women defaulted, hence
the suit Giles Jackson was retained as
counsel for The defense Tie cases was 10
have been heard yesterday but before
Giles reached the courthouse the sewing
machine company agent had been there
and compromised the matter with the
women by withdrawing The suits and ex-
tending the time in which to pay the rent
of them.
Something new I'M Republican politics
i' A'iHb 'h tN'H"Hf Hi-"tt HD -it'lv
poIian Republican Assoc alton, which
claims control Of the party here. will
meet to- elect five delegates TO a Rcpnbh-
can National Convention in New York,
which is 60 meet at Chickering Hall, ON
December 18th. The object OF this CON
ventiOn is 90 establish local Republican
clubs IN every place and improve The
uarfv efficiency. and above AN 90 act I'm
The interest of Protection IL viii not
name on recommend a candidate for the
presidency II would be well io remem
Der these active agencies among the
enemy now at work
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The Telegraph publishes this morning
advanced printers slips OF a book com
piled by lgnatius Donnelly which Is to
be published by Messrs. Sampson, Low q
Co., early in December, advocating the
theory Of Bacon's authorship Of what are
known as Shakespeare's works. Don
nelly claims 10 have found the narrative
he relates under the seemingly simple
text OF the PLAYS concealed by an ab-
struse aud difficult cipher, ascribing the
authorship 10 Bacon.
IL is stated that the attempt Of Portu-
quail to establish treaty relations with
China similar to those enjoyed by other
powers has failed. In the hnal negotia-
lions China declined to recognize P0tu-
gals title to Macao, which she has held
undisputed since the year 1880.
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neath of marnnm,. Rhinocero..

BRmGEpoRT, CoSN., November 90
The large rhinocer0s, which was so Sc
yercly burned at the g.eat fire az Bar
mum winter quarters last sunday died
last night from the effects Of lis injuries.
The carcass and those of the elephants
will be sent 20 Wards Museum to day,
where they will be mounted Mr. Bar
mum has decided 20 rebuild the winter
quarters here, and will put up three build
ings 10 replace The one burned IN order 10
separate the stock
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Schmidlapp Live Oak Distillery Com.
pany against Donsti Brothers. In this
case Messrs Lathiop interplesded. The
case was given to jury after hearing
evidence and argument, who returned
a verdict in favor of Lathrop ~ Co.
interplesdeTs.
Charles L. Bruce against Richmond
cooperative Manufacturing Company
Given TO jury after evidence and srgu'
ment who returned a verdict for defen-
dants
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committee ON school.

The Committee on Schools met last
pight i'm the Council Chamber Present.
Messrs. Dickinson Ochairman) Williams,
Hudnall, Bowden.
The object Of the meeting was 10 pass
on the accounts of the Mechanics lnsli-
tute. All the bills were ordered TO be
paid and when the reporter left Chair
man Dickerson was signing the vouchers.
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w.les Down on m, Boul.nger March

LoNDoN, November 26.-During the
banquet given by the Benchers OF the
Temple OF the Prince sf Wales last even
ing, on the occasion Of the termination Of
the Princes year in Office as treasurer
the band which was in attendance struck
up the Boulanger march, DE en- Reye-
nant DE Ia Revue The Prince sent IN
stant orders for the band TO stop, which
they did abruptly. The incident caused
quite a tluiter of excitement
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Yesterday the British steamship Pies
sey. Mark Scott, master, cleared from the
for Liverpool with $500
bales of cotton, valued at $3.50 600. There
are other steamships TO follow. There
has never before been cotton business
Al the port of Richmond anywise com
pairing with that OF the present season.
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rnrFRTTcn CRISIS.

Grevy's Kssigna ION VI Ferry To Succeed
Him.
PARIS. FRANCE. November 20 -Presi-
dent Greyy still refuses To resign, and
under the circumstances will probably re-
main in this determination until all dan
ger of precipitating a revolution by 30
doing is ayerted La Pair, which is gen.
orally recognized as the Presidents or
gan, says that President Greyy will not
resign until ne has placed the Republic
i'm a safe position.
Later-M Grevys resignation will be
read 10 the Cabinet tonight NJ Ferry
will probably succeed him.
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Ne steamship Honda viii

The steamship Honda will sail
from New York on the Both
inst. at - o'clock, carrying out
the Nicarauguan Canal Construction
Company. The steamer Sam Sloan Will
leave the foot of Twenty-second street,
North River, at 1l:15 am, and accom-
pany the Honda through the NarTows
and the Lower Bay. Messrs. J. l.. vii
liams and son, Of this city, and Dr.
Bransford and Others have received an
invitation to be present and take the ex-
cursion on the Sloan, and will probably
decide TO accept H.
In the Chancery Court yesterday a
deed of sale from MI james y. Boyd
to :. W Nenable X Co., of the brick fac
tory on the west side Of Twenty-second
street, between Franklin and Main
streets was recorded Price SlO,5OO.
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From the above II will be seen that the
Democracy have a majority on the popu-
lar vote Of state OF 2,6l5 and when
the Democratic votes of Amelia, Green
vile, Noitowny, Stafford and SUSSEX
in which counties there were no Demo
cratic candidates and consequently mo-
Democratic vote polled-is added, This
majority win be materially increased
This cncctually disposes of Mr.. Mahonc's
claim. so indusiriously telegfaphed TO
Northern Radical papers, that the Re
puhlicans had a majority on the general
vote of Virginia
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ATLANTA GOES WET.
4 FIERCE CONTEST AND 4 HARD
PROHIBITION FIGHT.
The Result Doubtful In the Morning. hut
the Ants Pile Up Big Vote Towards the
General Telegraphic Sews.

the Ants Pile Up a Big Vote Towards the
Close Rejoicing Among the "wets."
General Telegraphic News.
ATLANTA, GA, November 26-At {
o'clock this morning lines were formed
II variou. precincts Of the city, and by
g when the voting commenced large
crowds had gathered At 10 o'clock AT
several of the voting places haggard
looking men were still IN line who had
taken no breakfast and had no sleep an
night At the First ward the Prohibition
club got I'm position in line first and voted.
till O'Clock. a steady dry vote of 2j2.
with only wet ballots. They are still
holding those figures. The Second ward
is largely dry at this writing by claim
and concession The Third ward
was lead for several hours by
the wet crowd. hut at n o'clock the
dry vote was gaining, and ai - tine
two were nearly even. The FOurtnward.
considered The wettost, went all the fore
noon from two 10 four 10 one wet, but
the PrOhib ti0nists still claim 10 by sew
eniy.fye majority if they can poll their
ballot before the polls close. The Fifth
ward polled a tremendous vote, and al
an early hour It was conceded dry by the
Ants. The Sixth ward polled three to
one dry all the forenoon, bat those figures
will decrease. A majority is, however,
certain for the dry side.
THE COUNTY PRECINCTS
The West End and other county pre-
cincts have not an been heard from
through reliable sources. The West End,
however went wet by an early vote, but
later on the dry got the ascendency and
will probably defeat the Ants
WOMEN AT WORK.
The voting commenced slowly until
the polling clerks cot their hands in, and
soon 10 went on with less friction and
more dispatch Women served lunch
and held prayer and praise service al
every precinct. doing effective work in
their way. Considering the intense ex-
citcment everything was remarkably
quiet
RIOT THREATENED.
one negro was shot at by policeman
I'm thc Fourth ward az 10 o'clock and for
time q riot was imminent, but trouble
was prevented by the iudicious action Of
the police The shooting had no bearing
ON the election, but an attempt Was made
20 turn 10 into political capital
There Is startling rumor that Mayor
Cooper, he etofore "a radical Anti, voted
Che Dry ticket. saying want 20 enter
my protest against such o mob as that Of
last night
LArER-TnE VETS HAVE IT.
pm The county precincts have all
been heard from but not officially The
vote thisaftornoou rolled up for the Ants,
who are now conceded "a majority IN the
outlying precincts of the county of from
100 10 300 ln the city the wet gains have
also been large Both sides are now
claiming the county but The Ants are
more positive and are organizing for a
torchhght demonstration.
The voting closed at g O'Clock, and in
the First and Sixth wards several hundred
voters will be shut of 80 official OF re-
liable returns have yet been received
from the precincts.
THE LATEST.
10 p.m-Furihcr returns received
make the wet victory certain. The
Ants now claim something Ike 1000
majority
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The Cincinnati C0mmercia Gazettjs
Bethel ohio special says Marcellus
Barkley. confined IN the watch-house for
drunkenness, set it on fire al O'Clock
Yesterday morning lt burned 10 the
ground, and Barkley was burned TO death.
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majority. The claims Of this gentleman
will De urged before the Board tomorrow
by Captain c. A. Bohannon, who feels
confident that his client will get the seat
in the first instance, and then the Lcgis-
lature itself will have finally 10 decide
which Of the two contestants Is entitled
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AcuRlous CONTEST

'll only notice of contest SO far hled is
Naa,emond county, where both Cap
.asey, the anti-Mahone candidate,
+. John a Rrowne. his Mahone.te
t..or claim TO have been
DO seems that the officers
.e.'Iou of the county first gave the
.-a,aie 90 the MahOncite, but after
y. withdrew 1t, and decided to give IL
.p.a.n Csusey, who they finally de-
- Dad been successful, by thirteen
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THE DAILY TISIEs ALMANAC.

TEMPERATURE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-26

moment of explosion had been thrown in
outright, some were seriously wounded,
others mortally so, and several on the
boat were blown out in the river and after
wards swan ashore, and thus escaped with
their lives,
One man from the regiment was in
stantly killed, and although some eight or
ten from the same organization were as
sisting in handling the ammunition, all
but the one happened at the moment TO be
on Shore and thus escaped.
Toward the latter part OF August came
orders for the Thirteenth corps to 60 to
New Orleans. So one day the writer 5
regiment embarked on an excellent river
boat and made the trip most pleasantly 10
the place designated.
The regiment went into camp at Carroll
ton, suburb of New Orleans.
One day the troops were reviewed by
Generals Banks and Grant Toward
evening of this day word was received
that General Grant had been thrown from
his horse and killed. This news TO the
Thirteenth corps was especially un-
pleasant, but fortunately for the country.
Grant was not fatally injured
The monotony OF camp life at Carrollton
was in part relieved by frequent visits to
the city OF New Orleans, with which there
was convenient railway connection Those
in command were lenient in this direction
and hence passes were easily procnrAd.
While here, the writer witnessed a mill
tary execution. A colored soldier in an
alteration, had killed a comrade, Was
tried by court-martial and sentenced to be
shot.
At the time appointed, in the presence oS
many troops in line upon an open field, the
condemned man. supported by a colcred